Kate sat in the dark open plan living room of her flat. It was well after midnight and she was due back on the ship in six hours. she had open in front of her a large photo album. it had photos from her training at ADFA and later her training at Watson bay. looking at one in particular, it showed her smiling up at the camera with the arms of a man around her shoulders. That man had been her true love, and he had broken her heart. and just as it was almost healed, he was back in her life . Fate had thrust them together four years ago when she was placed as the Executive officer on board HMAS Hamersley, commander Mike Flynn. Turning the pages she looked at photo of the crew taken before the terrorist attack, when she and mike had got back on track. Before swain's death, before her life fell apart. suddenly she saw drops of water on the protective film that covered the photos. Damm knocker. Why had she said mike would never leave the navy for her. Then again, why did he leave her all those years ago at Watson's bay. He said it was because he knew she was heading for bigger things. Now he was refusing to head back for his shore posting. That or fate had a hand in this mess. Picking up her phone she unlocked it and opened her phone book. Scrolling through the names she stopped on the one she wanted and pressed the call button.